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c. HARTER CARLINE REENFORCEMENT 'LOAD'LI'FTING ARRANGEMENT Feb. 24; 1931.

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Afforrrqy,

c. HARTER v 17,977 CARLINE REENFORCBMENT AND LOAD. LIFTING ARRANGEMENT Feb. 24,1931.

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Plea-Harrier Reissued Feb. 24, 1931 UNITED STATES ori ice I enARLEs HARTEB, 01' Sr. Lo'UIs, MISSOURI, ASSIGI TQlZ TO En. MURPHY ooMrA'NY,

or NEW KENSING'I'ON, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or PENNSYLVANIA CARLINE REENFOBCEMENT AND LOAn-LIETING ARRANGEMENT Original No. 1,673,510, dated. July '24, 923', Serial No. 7,560, him February 7, 1925'.

reissue filed July 9, -1930."Ser1a1 No. 466,898.

The roof structure'o'f some railway cars comprises a series of spaced carlines spannii'igthe distance between the opposite side plates andsupporting'the roof proper, which roof consists of steel plates a' Wooden structure or a composition of both wood and steel. It is common practice to' throw a rope or chain over one of these carlines to raise-the lading to assist in moving it intoor out of the car5and the load imposed thereby distorts the carline causing a disarrangement' or the roof parts which results in a leaky roof. Hundreds of thousands ofsuch cars are in service to which my invention is applicable. Even for new'cars, however, it is economically ad vantageous to use my device sothat all of'the carlines in; a car, or in fact, a series of cars will be interchangeable. I

The invention resides in providing means to reenforce the roof structure, which means also provides a place for attachment of a load lifting device by being positioned in spaced relation to the adjacent parts of the car so that a rope or chain of a load lifting device may be thrown over it and/orproviding a place for attachment of an ice tong or similar mechanism of a load lifting device so that said means may also be used to assist in loading or unloading the car.

The invention reenforces the individual carlines to sustain vertical loads; obtains cooperation between the adjacent carlines to sustain horizontal-loads; reenfor'ces the roof framing against distortion in a horizontal plane. carlines are also beams and provide aplace to attach a block and tackle or rope to raise the lading. These connecting means or load lift ing' beams extend longitudinally of the car so as to provide a large range of operation which is particularly advantageous if the lading is long, such as automobiles or rails; furthermore, the weight of the sustained lading is distributed to at least two reenforced carlines.

The connecting member or beam for attachment of load lifting device extends longitudinally of the car and is preferably located adjacent the center of the car or may be posi- The means connectingthe adjacent Application for plate. or ifdesired may be located in both or inallsueh'p'ositions and stillfcome within: the'scope of this invention. It may be desirable to raise the load simultaneously from more thanone point. The beams may extend the full length of the car and reenforce each and every carline or they may simply-include a'pl'urality of carlines and-:be located as desired. The preferred spacing is shown in Fig. 1. Thecarlines are preferably apexed or arched to provide a sloping. roof to shed water etc., and the beams are'so positioned that their bottom'portion is not lower than the ends of the carlines so as not to interfere with the vertical free inside height ofthe car which is measured from a horizontal plane at the juncture of thelower portion of the carlines with the side plates.

The end plate is the end carline of'a railway car for all intents and-purposes of this invention, therefore; no distinction is made in the claims herein. If it is inconvenient to support the beam-7 under the end carline 2 (or end plate) it may b'e-supporte'd-by'astrap 14, as shown in Fig.6, or any other convenient .means;

Another object is to obtain a plurality of trussed carlines having a common strut. This commonstrut also prevents the carlines from tilting or buckling.

In the drawings: I 1 Fig. 1 isa longitudinal section along "the center of a car with composite roof showing my device appliedthereon.

Fig. 2 is a skeleton plan view of a railway car showing the preferred location of my de- 'vice' on thelcar. i

Fig. 3is" a cross section of'a car with composite roof showing my device applied thereon.

Fig. 4 is a cross section of a car with a composite roof showing a modification of my device applied thereon.

Fig. ,5 is an enlarged detail of partof the device showing its relation to the middle of the Y carline. a

Fig. 6 shows a means of supporting the device adjacent the end carline (or end plate). tioned near the side plate or one neareach side Fig. 7 shows a skeleton plan view of a railway car with the beam extending the full length of the car. b

The usual parts of the car are shown wherein l is the. side" plate; .Q'theend plate; 3 the ridge pole;- 4 the purlins; 5 the roof proper the carlines 6 and spaced away from thereof This beam 7 then serves as a: place for the attachment of a block'and tackle or rope so" as to provide means for attachment of:

load lifting device to assist in moving the lading. This beam passes under a. plurality of carlines. Below eachcarline and parallel thereto is a brace or'strengthening member 8 which has its middle port-ion secured to the beam .(by rivets9) and its extremities attached to the carline.(by rivets 10).. The beam is also'secured to the carline by attachments 11. By this arrangement the carline is trussed because the brace 8 becomes a tension memberand the beam 7 astrut, thereby reinforcing the'carline 6 to sustain've'rtical loads. However, any other: brace or member may be used to hold th'ebe'am 7 in alignment and position.- Conversely the beam 7 holds the brace or'members 8 in their proper position. The beam 7 forms'a commonl'str-ut for the adjacentcarlines and secures cooperation between'these 'carlines and prevents them from tipping'orbuckling as beams have a tendency to "do under load. The cooperation of the carlines and the beam (or beams) reinforces the roof framing against distortion ina horizontal plane.

Fig. 3 shows an arrangement having beams extending adjacent the center of the'car and also'other beams 12 extendinglongitudinally of the car and-positioned adjacent the side plates 1. It will be noted that the braces 8 perform the further function ofbracing (13) the beam 12 and furnishing additional means to secure it to the carline 6.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the preferred form of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not a tension and "a compression portion, and a member spaced below said roof extending normal to said carlines and secured toeach of said tension portions. I v

2. Inja railway car, the combination of a roof, a plurality of carlines, each comprising tudinally of the car adjacent the sides a tension and a compression portion, and a member spaced below said roof extending normal to said carlines and secured to each of said tension and compression portions.

, 3.v In a railway car, the combination of a roof, a plurality of carlines, each comprising a tension and'a compression portion, and a beam spaced below said roof extending nor-.

.mal to said carlines, said'beam, positioned mal to said carlines, said beam positioned between said portions, and securedto, each. of said tension'and compression portions.

In a railway car, the combination of a roof, and a plurality of trussed carlines having a common strut member separated from sald roof. I p

6.; In a railway car, the combination of a roof, carlines, a beamsecured to some of said carlines "extending. substantially longitudin allyof the car,.spacedf below said froof, and

braces extending normalrto said beam secured to saidbeam and said carlines respectively. r f

7. In combination with a railway car having a roofand carlines, means to assist in moving a lading comprising amember se cured to some of said carlines extending longitudinallyof the car positionedbelow said carlines and separated from said roof, and a brace below each carline secured to said me'mber and said carllne soas to tfrusssaid carhne.

" 8.1Ina railway 'carhaving a roof and carlines; the combination of means to assist in a moving a lading comprising amember secured to'v some of said carlinesextending longitudina'llyf of the car adjacent the center-thereof spaced below said roof, other members secured .to some of said carl'ines extending longithereof spaced below said roof, and a brace below each cal-line secured to each of said members and the carlin'e so as to brace each of'said members.

9'. A railway car provided with a roof frame including aridgepole, and a plurality of 'truss'ed carlines, each'of said carl'ines including a compression member below said for ridge pole, a tension member arranged below said compression'member and a strut comprising a connecting beam uniting said carlines, said connecting beam being arranged longitudinallyof the car and separated from the ridge pole to provide a space for thereception of a hoisting device. 7

10 A railway car having a roof frame includmga plurality of trussed carlines, each comprislng a compression member secured to the roof, aten'sion member located below'and having its ends'secured to said compression tension member of each of sald carlines.

11. In a railway car having a roof and carlines; members strengthening certain of said carlines against vertical deflection, and additional members connecting said carlines and x reenforcing them against lateral deflection,

said additional member spaced below the roof so as to constitute means to assist in moving the lading.

12. In a railway car having side plates, the combination of a plurality of spaced carlines with their opposite ends attached to the pposite side plates, a load lifting beam extending longitudinally of the car and secured to the underside of the carlines, the bottom of said beam being not lower than the ends of the carlines, and a ridge beam resting upon said carlines so as to provide a space between the ridge beam and the lifting beam between the carlines.

13. In a railway car having side plates and end plates, the combination of a plurality of apexed carlines with their opposite ends attached to the opposite side plates, a load lifting beam extending longitudinally of the car and secured to the underside of the carlines and to both of the end plates, the bottom of said beam being not lower than the ends of the carlines, and a ridge beam resting upon said carlines so as to provide a. space between I the ridge beam and the lifting beam between the carlines.

14. In a railway car, the combination of a plurality of carlines, a longitudinally extending ridge pole above the carlines, and a longitudinally extending load lifting beam secured to said carlines so as to provide a space between the beam and the ridge pole.

15. In a railway car, the combination of a plurality of carlines, a longitudinally extending ridge pole above the carlines, roofing in a plane above said ridge pole, and a longitudinally extending load lifting beam secured to said carlines so as to provide a space between the beam and the ridge pole and between the beam and the roofing.

16. In a railway car, the combination. of a plurality of apexed carlines, a longitudinally extending ridge pole above the carlines, and

-, a longitudinally extending load lifting beam secured to said carlines so as to provide a space between the beam and the ridge pole, the bottom of said beam being not lower than the ends of the carlines.

17. In a railway car, the combination of a plurality of carlines, and a load lifting beam positioned below in spaced relation to said carlines and extending normally thereto, said beam having a substantially vertical stem secured to said carlines and laterally extending flanges for attachment of an ice tong of a 1m load lifting device.

18. In a railway car, the combination of a plurality of carlines, a load lifting beam positioned below in spaced relation to said carlines and extending normally thereto, said beam having a substantially vertical stem secured to said carlines and laterally extending flanges for attachment of an ice tong of a load lifting device, and means securing said flanges to said carlines.

CHARLES HARTER. 

